SC Freiburg full-back Niklas Beste is part of the squad for the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. He was born in Hamm, Germany on 4 January 1999.
He began his senior career at Borussia Dortmund in 2017, and he went on to play for Emmen, Jahn Regensburg, 1. FC Heidenheim and Benfica. SC Freiburg signed him in 2024.
Beste has represented Germany at youth international level.
Across 9 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2017/18, Beste has played 210 matches and scored 32 goals for 6 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2022/23, when he scored 12 times in 36 games for 1. FC Heidenheim. His busiest campaign was 2025/26, with 48 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 6 appearances for SC Freiburg. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.